The Armchair Treasure Hunt Club

The Armchair Treasure Hunt Club
Newsletters 2002

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In the 2002 issues:

Issue 60 - February 2002

Issue 61 - April 2002

Issue 62 - June 2002

Issue 63 - August 2002

Issue 64 - October 2002

Issue 65 - December 2002

Cover Photo: Three down and one to go! Lyn Mann and Harry Hazell became the latest members to discover gold when they unearthed the Fortuna sovereign in a Wiltshire meadow

Inside:

Springtime Event - details of the 2002 Spring Event in York
The Red Herring - a new charity hunt by Charles Cunningham
A Tale of Perseverance - Lyn Mann and Harry Hazell uncover the Fortuna gold
Fortuna - the solution
Wrapping up the Merlin Mystery - by Matt Edwards
The Dark Arks of the Covenant - a new hunt by Terry Lyndon
Island Treasure - update
Member Profile - Jim Cannavan
Newsletter News - by Brian Souter
Yakkety Yak - by Sandra Young
Puzzle Pages - by Ann Hughes
Bulletin Board - by Charles Cunningham
Letterbox - edited by Shaun Whitehead

Cover Photo: A new book-based treasure hunt entitled The Towers of Eden is soon to be launched.

Inside:

Sandra Young previews The Towers of Eden...
plus a two page article by the hunt's author, Christopher Nightingale
Nick Perry reviews The Ultimate Quest...
plus the hunt's author, William Lynhope explains a little of the background
Nick Perry and Matt Edwards explain the fishy outcome of the codes in A Shut and Open Case
Lynn Mann and Harry Hazell tell how they tamed Terry Lyndon's Hampshire Bulla...
whilst Terry updates us on the Bulla and the Dark Arks of the Covenant
Shaun and Alison Whitehead are as Pleased as Punch
Springtime Event - final details of the Dick Turpin 2002 Spring Event in York
Newsletter News - by Brian Souter
Yakkety Yak - by Sandra Young
Puzzle Pages - by Ann Hughes
Bulletin Board - by Charles Cunningham
Letterbox - edited by Shaun Whitehead

Cover Photo: Stephen Hallam and his son stand above Nidderdale, Yorks holding the treasure map from the Clockwise bench.

Inside:

Brian Souter tells of his teams' success 'playing at home' at the 2002 Spring Event
Stephen Hallam describes hpw he found the famed gold pointers...
...and Brian gives the offical solution to Clockwise
Nick Perry explains a little about how the UK is mapped in The Flat Earth (read online)
Clive Weatherley explains there's nothing ticky tacky about the Little Boxes he's hidden on Dartmoor
Deborah Hatton and Martin Dennett give details of the forthcoming 2002 Annual Event in Stony Stratford
Four Go On a Treasure Hunt in the Peak District. Dave Blakeway tells all
Steven Shipp's Member Profile
plus a bumper Letterbox with more reports of the 2002 Spring Event
Newsletter News - by Brian Souter
Yakkety Yak - by Sandra Young
Puzzle Pages - by Ann Hughes
Bulletin Board - by Charles Cunningham
Letterbox - edited by Shaun Whitehead

Cover Photo: Club members Diane and Rob Farmer are all smiles as they are presented with the Gold Leaf from the Forest of Dean Hunt

Inside:

Diane Farmer provides us with the first four clues to the second Forest of Dean Gold Leaf Hunt
Matt Edwards and Nick Perry invite you to carry out Daylight Robbery as they practically tell you how to solve A Shut and Open Case
Diane and Rob Farmer describe their Gold Leaf Quest in the Forest of Dean
Nick Perry completes his two-part navigation feature with a look at global navigation systems in Navigating From the Sky
Clive Weatherley explains how to go Geocaching in his article, Show Me The Cache
Roger Lintott is the first to visit the ATHC Letterbox and describes his trip in Letterboxing on Dartmoor
Official Club Hunt for 2002 - A Monkish Plot - by Ann Hughes
Martin Dennett reveals his succinct and enigmatic unnamed hunt
Newsletter News - by Brian Souter
Yakkety Yak - by Sandra Young
Puzzle Pages - by Ann Hughes
Bulletin Board - by Charles Cunningham
Letterbox - edited by Shaun Whitehead

Cover Photo: Martin Denett and Deborah Hatton pose with exhausted but happy club members in the Beer Garden of the Cock Hotel in Stony Stratford.

Inside:

Brian Souter reveals the solution to The Lost Queen
Martin Dennett brings us an account of the day's activities at Stony Stratford
Matt Edwards and Nick Perry bring us the solution to A Shut and Open Case
…plus a letter from Sandra 'Blondie' Young who became the second person to solve the hunt
Seven Words of Wisdom from Mike Smith as he tells us how he solved yet another treasure hunt
Shaun Whitehead with news of the next Questershire hunt soon
Newsletter News - by Brian Souter
Yakkety Yak - by Sandra Young
Puzzle Pages - by Ann Hughes
Bulletin Board - by Charles Cunningham
Letterbox - edited by Shaun Whitehead

Cover: Make sure you've got David Blaine's Mysterious Stranger on your Christmas list!

Inside:

Christmas Treasure Hunt by Dave Blakeway
Sandra Young, details the accounts for 2002 in The Money Pit
Finally, we get round to including another Member Profile
Mike Smith includes the treasure hunt he wrote for his colleagues at work - A Christmas Treasure
Diane and Rob Farmer tell us how they solved the Forest of Dean Gold Leaf Quest II
A Gold Bug in Leicestershire is a tale of buried treasure by Shaun and Alison Whitehead…
… and Shaun also tells us who won Questershire II
Newsletter News - by Brian Souter
Yakkety Yak - by Sandra Young
Puzzle Pages - by Ann Hughes
Bulletin Board - by Charles Cunningham
Letterbox - edited by Shaun Whitehead

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